updated 10:35 am EDT, Thu October 2, 2008

Power adapter settlement

The list of eligible claimants in the settlement of a lawsuit against Apple has expanded, according to an administrative firm. Rosenthal & Co. has issued notices in the wake of Gordon v. Apple, which alleged that power adapters shipped with iBooks and PowerBooks could fray and spark, or simply fail to work. Although Apple has denied any fault in the matter, it is said to have agreed to a settlement in order to avoid expenses.

The expanded settlement includes a larger number of computers, the list of which has been published online. People applying for compensation must use a specific claim form, and have paid for a replacement adapter; if the adapter failed within the first year, Apple must have denied an attempt to repair or replace an adapter under warranty.

Potential payouts are said to range between $25 and $79, though the settlement will only be finalized on December 15th at the earliest. Forms must be sent out by February 11th in the case of adapters bought before October 14th, or by May 31st in the case of adapters bought after the 14th.

I wonder how many are busted by users. I bent my connector which still works by my own abuse. Technically I could claim its because of the design but I really don't agree with it. How many times can a power adapter get knocked out with a foot, crushed by falling under a chair, get bangs around before it fails. I really wonder how many of these are just general abuse.

The soft ductile plastic that Apple is still making their cables from is not very robust. The cable on my Macbook Pro shows significant "ridging" despite my attempts to keep the soft plastic from buckling, and it provides no strain protection at all for the wires inside. I don't know any other company that uses plastic like this, it seems to be one of those subliminal branding elements that Apple loves to include.

A lot of good this will do. I suspect that many people are like myself. I had to replace two of these things, but it was so long ago that there is no way I could find the receipts. Thus Apple won't recognize the claim. Shouldn't I be able to turn in the busted adapters as proof? Not according to Apple.

Congratulations, you are about to learn some of the biggest secrets of about your country & the proposed future world. We the people, need to act fast because they [private organizations] are acting faster than you think!

NEW WORLD ORDER FOR DUMMIEShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLPGHplrAAmerica WAKE UP!!

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

Born into the slavery of the PRIVATIZED monetary system (NOT UNDER TRUE GOVERNMENT CONTROL/ASSETS), without your awareness, it is now up to you to spread the knowledge and commit to re-evaluating our existence & purpose.

Vote for H.R 2755 Federal Reserve Abolition act - As President John F. Kennedy intended when he signed EXECUTIVE ORDER 1110 six months prior to his assignation which would eliminate the CFR, IRS, and Federal Reserve from Global tyranny if enforced today!

Also Presidential Canididates are appointed "compliant" by the CFR & Federal Reserve, as you will soon learn below... Do a "write in" vote for Ron Paul.